Please read this “Cookie Policy” carefully as it contains important information on how we, USA Swimming, use cookies and other tracking technologies on our website located at gtmsaii.online (“Website”). This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which sets out how and why we collect, store, use and share personal data generally, as well as your rights in relation to your personal data and details of how to contact us and supervisory authorities if you have a complaint. This Cookie Policy relates only to your use of the Website. Any term capitalized and undefined in this Cookie Policy shall have the meaning in the Privacy Policy.

Cookies

Like most websites, USA Swimming may place a “cookie,” or small file, in the browser files of a visitor’s computer to enable the functionality of the website or use tracking technologies. Some cookies are used to prepopulate forms for you so that on repeat visits to the Website you don’t need to re-enter certain information. You can set your browser to disable cookies, but then you would not have the advantage of having certain sections of forms being prepopulated for you, and you may not be able to access certain parts of the Website. You can find more information about cookies and how to manage them at www.allaboutcookies.org.

Our Website uses the following types of cookies for the purposes set out below:

We will ask for your consent to place cookies or other similar technologies on your device, except where they are essential for us to provide you with the service or functionality that you have requested.

You can also remove or reject cookies via your browser settings. To do this, follow the instructions provided in your browser (usually located within the “settings,” “help,” “tools” or “edit” facility). Many browsers are set to accept cookies until you change your settings. If you do not accept our cookies, you may experience some inconvenience in your use of our Website.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to help us understand traffic patterns and know if there are problems with our Website. We may also use embedded images in emails to track open rates for our mailings, so that we can tell which mailings appeal most to USA Swimming supporters. You may opt out of Google Analytics cookies or opt-out of having Google send your information to a third party by visiting Google’s opt-out page: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. 

Facebook ID

We may use your email address and Facebook ID to participate in Facebook’s Custom Audience, Lookalike Audience, or other programs, which enable us to display campaign promotions to both existing and prospective members when they visit.

To do this, we may send a digital “fingerprint” of your email address to Facebook. We don’t send your actual email address, but instead a cryptographic piece of data that Facebook can use to find matches to email addresses in their database. If you are a Facebook user and your USA Swimming email address “fingerprint” matches data at Facebook, USA Swimming campaign promotions may then appear when you access Facebook.

For more detailed information about how you can control the ads presented to you on Facebook, please see: https://www.facebook.com/help/1075880512458213/control-the-ads-you-see/ and Facebook’s data policy at https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

Other Third Party Cookies

More generally, if you would like to opt-out of having interest-based information collected by third parties during your visits to our Website or other websites, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/. Some third parties do not participate in the industry-developed opt-out website, in which case the best way to avoid third-party tracking of your online behavior may be through your browser settings and deletion of cookies.

Our Cookies

We have set out information about the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below: